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Saint Bruno the Great: Quick Facts

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Born 925 • Cologne • Germany
Died October 11, 965 (aged 40) • Reims • France
Dalberg, Karl Theodor von
Karl Theodor von Dalberg
German archbishop and statesman
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Matthäus Lang
German statesman and cardinal
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Friedrich Karl, Graf von Schönborn
vice chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire
Berthold von Henneberg, detail from his tomb monument attributed to Hans Backoffen; in Mainz Cathedral, Ger.
Berthold Von Henneberg
German archbishop
Rainald of Dassel; silver bust, in the Cologne Cathedral
Rainald Of Dassel
German statesman
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
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Jakob Fugger II the Rich
German merchant
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
Medieval manuscript miniature showing Frederick I as a crowned crusader holding an orb and scepter, with Henry of Schaftlarn kneeling and presenting a book to him.
Frederick I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
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Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry III
Henry III
Holy Roman emperor
Stone sculptures of Otto I and his wife Edith, both crowned and seated, displayed side by side in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.
Otto I
Holy Roman emperor
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Conrad II
Holy Roman emperor
Charles IV
Charles IV
Holy Roman emperor
Henry II, detail from a statue, c.1235; from a portal in the Bamberg Cathedral, Germany
Henry II
Holy Roman emperor
Henry V and Pope Paschal II
Henry V
Holy Roman emperor